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822872

registered interest
date	15/01/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Undocumented Migrants: Bank Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps the Government is taking to ensure that the closure of illegal immigrants' bank accounts will not affect people with a legal right to reside in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	122555
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2018 answer text <p>The Immigration Act 2016 bank account measures only apply to disqualified persons. These are known illegal migrants who are liable for removal or deportation from the UK, and the Secretary of State for the Home Department considers that they should be denied access to banking services.</p><p>Legal migrants who satisfy commercial requirements for opening and operating an account will continue to have access to services.</p><p>The accuracy of the disqualified person data is subject to rigorous checks by the Home Office before it is shared with banks and building societies, and a current account will only be reported to the Home Office if there is a clear data match based on the customer’s name, address and date of birth.</p><p>Banks and building societies are obliged to report any matches to the Home Office. The Home Office will then carry out a secondary immigration status check and, only when instructed by the Home Office, will the bank or building society be required to take steps to prevent continued access to existing accounts.</p><p>If despite all the checks a person considers they are lawfully present in the UK and that incorrect information has been provided, they can contact the Home Office so that any error in the Home Office’s records can be immediately rectified.</p><p>The 2016 Act measures came into force on 30 October. As detailed in secondary legislation regulations, banks and building societies are legally required to conduct their first immigration check on all existing personal current accounts in the first calendar quarter of 2018.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 18/01/2018 13:55:08 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

822873

registered interest
date	15/01/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Housing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether his Department has plans for local authorities to provide independent oversight housing for asylum seekers.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	122556
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2018 answer text <p>The Home Office and its Providers are committed to working closely with local authorities and communities to ensure the sustainability of asylum accommodation contracts. We engage with local authorities on a regular basis and welcome their involvement in ensuring that asylum accommodation is of the required standard. The Home Office and its Providers have undertaken inspections jointly with local authorities where the local authority feels this is necessary and would be happy to continue that practice in future.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 18/01/2018 13:53:50 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

822952

registered interest
date	15/01/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Members: Correspondence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to respond to the email correspondence on an immigration case from the hon. Member for Aberavon dated 24 November 2017.
tabling member constituency	Aberavon
tabling member printed	Stephen Kinnock
uin	122635
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2018 answer text <p>No email correspondence dated 24 November 2017 has been received from the Hon Member.</p><p>The Wales and South West of England MPAM team contacted the Hon Member for Aberavon today and are now in receipt of the correspondence in question.</p><p>A response to the email correspondence will be issued to the Hon Member as soon as possible.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 18/01/2018 13:56:49 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4359 label Biography information for Stephen Kinnock

822965

registered interest
date	15/01/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: New Businesses
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applications for Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) visas included letters from RBS confirming the business funds available to the applicant in (a) 2014-15, (b) 2015-16 and (c) 2016-17.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
uin	122648
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2018 answer text <p>Information relating to bank letters of Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) migrants may be recorded on individual case records, but this information is not collated in central statistical databases, and is not recorded in a format suitable for publication.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 122649 122650 122651 122652 122653 122654 122655 122656 question first answered 18/01/2018 13:52:42 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss

822966

registered interest
date	15/01/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: New Businesses
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applications for Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) visas included letters from Santander confirming the business funds available to the applicant in (a) 2014-15, (b) 2015-16 and (c) 2016-17.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
uin	122649
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2018 answer text <p>Information relating to bank letters of Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) migrants may be recorded on individual case records, but this information is not collated in central statistical databases, and is not recorded in a format suitable for publication.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 122648 122650 122651 122652 122653 122654 122655 122656 question first answered 18/01/2018 13:52:42 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss

822967

registered interest
date	15/01/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: New Businesses
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applications for Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) visas included letters from HSBC confirming the business funds available to the applicant in (a) 2014-15, (b) 2015-16 and (c) 2016-17.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
uin	122650
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2018 answer text <p>Information relating to bank letters of Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) migrants may be recorded on individual case records, but this information is not collated in central statistical databases, and is not recorded in a format suitable for publication.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 122648 122649 122651 122652 122653 122654 122655 122656 question first answered 18/01/2018 13:52:42 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss

822968

registered interest
date	15/01/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: New Businesses
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applications for Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) visas included letters from Lloyd's Bank confirming the business funds available to the applicant in (a) 2014-15, (b) 2015-16 and (c) 2016-17.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
uin	122651
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2018 answer text <p>Information relating to bank letters of Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) migrants may be recorded on individual case records, but this information is not collated in central statistical databases, and is not recorded in a format suitable for publication.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 122648 122649 122650 122652 122653 122654 122655 122656 question first answered 18/01/2018 13:52:42 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss

822969

registered interest
date	15/01/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: New Businesses
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applications for Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) visas included letters from Natwest confirming the business funds available to the applicant in (a) 2014-15, (b) 2015-16 and (c) 2016-17.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
uin	122652
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2018 answer text <p>Information relating to bank letters of Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) migrants may be recorded on individual case records, but this information is not collated in central statistical databases, and is not recorded in a format suitable for publication.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 122648 122649 122650 122651 122653 122654 122655 122656 question first answered 18/01/2018 13:52:42 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss

822970

registered interest
date	15/01/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: New Businesses
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applications for Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) visas included letters from Barclays confirming the business funds available to the applicant in (a) 2014-15, (b) 2015-16 and (c) 2016-17.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
uin	122653
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2018 answer text <p>Information relating to bank letters of Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) migrants may be recorded on individual case records, but this information is not collated in central statistical databases, and is not recorded in a format suitable for publication.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 122648 122649 122650 122651 122652 122654 122655 122656 question first answered 18/01/2018 13:52:42 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss

822971

registered interest
date	15/01/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: New Businesses
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applications for Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) visas included letters from Clydesdale Bank confirming the business funds available to the applicant in (a) 2014-15, (b) 2015-16 and (c) 2016-17.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
uin	122654
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2018 answer text <p>Information relating to bank letters of Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) migrants may be recorded on individual case records, but this information is not collated in central statistical databases, and is not recorded in a format suitable for publication.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 122648 122649 122650 122651 122652 122653 122655 122656 question first answered 18/01/2018 13:52:42 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss